Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me break it down for you. This is Rusty, and I’m lookin’ at the local surf scene for Kennebunk Beach.

Well, I gotta be straight with you folks – the next 16 days are lookin’ mighty flat. We’re talkin’ about a long stretch of almost nothing to get excited about. The whole forecast is a bit of a bummer, honestly. The first recommendation we get is for a tiny, weak swell, and it’s all downhill from there.

The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sittin’ at 69°, but that’s about the only bright spot.

Let’s run through it. Startin’ Wednesday afternoon, we’ve got a tiny 0.3 ft swell from the SE with a period of 14 seconds, but the combined energy is a measly 17 – that’s barely a ripple. Winds are light onshore. Not worth wetsuitin’ up for.

Thursday the 13th sees a bit of a bump in the mornin’, with 3 ft from the SSW, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’ll be weak and choppy. The combined energy is only 43. The wind is glassy though, so it’ll be clean, but there’s just no power. By afternoon, we’re back to a 0.3 ft dribble.

Friday and Saturday are more of the same – tiny, weak swells, under 1 ft, with onshore or cross-shore winds. The energy is in the teens and twenties. It’s a waste of time, honestly.

Sunday the 16th afternoon gets a little interesting with a 5 ft swell from the S, but the period is a terrible 5 seconds and the wind is honkin’ at 16 mph cross-onshore. The combined energy is 92, which is still weak. The onshore wind will chop it up into a mess. Not a paddler’s day.

Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th offer a little hope with 3 ft and 2 ft swells, but again, short periods and mostly cross-onshore winds. The best of the bunch might be Monday mornin’ with a glassy 3 ft from the SSE, but that energy is only 36. It’ll be clean, but tiny and weak.

The rest of the week into the next is a blur of tiny 1 ft to 2 ft swells, short periods, and onshore winds. The energy barely cracks 60. There’s a moment on Sunday the 23rd with a 0.7 ft swell from the ESE and a 12-second period, but it’s so small it’s laughable.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is Monday the 24th afternoon. We get a 4 ft swell from the S, and the combined energy jumps to 128 (moderate). The period is still a short 5 seconds, which means it’ll be a bit of a mushy closeout at a beach break like Kennebunk. The wind is cross-shore, so it won’t be clean. This is the biggest swell we see, but it’s not good. It’s the kind of day that might be more fun for a kite surfer than a paddler.

After that, we’re back to tiny dribbles and glassy conditions with no real swell. The 16-day window is a washout. This is Kennebunk Beach – it’s a sheltered spot, and when the swell doesn’t line up, it just doesn’t. Don’t hold your breath. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a flat spell.

Rusty.

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